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Practical notes for LS PLC engineers — version history, comparing XG5000 projects, tracing addresses, and letting your own AI read ladder logic.

Connect AI in AutoHano Works settings, with the connector address and the Copy address button

Inherited an XG5000 project? Let your AI read the ladder with you

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex or Cursor to your XG5000 projects over MCP, ask what a rung does, and check the answer against the rungs.

Oct 12, 2026

Comparing two versions of a sample XG5000 project, with change counts and settings changes

What changed on site? Compare two XG5000 versions rung by rung

Add dated XG5000 backups or a whole folder, compare any two versions rung by rung, see settings changes, and print or copy a change report.

Oct 12, 2026

Find address result for M00100, with versions, reads, writes and the View in ladder link

Who writes %MW1100? Tracing one address across every XG5000 version

Search an address or symbol once and see, version by version, where it is read and written in your XG5000 project, then jump to the rungs.

Oct 12, 2026

Generate .xgwx result, XG5000 program check passed with 0 errors and 0 warnings

Write ST, get an .xgwx that a real XG5000 has already checked

Works hands your ST to a real XG5000, runs the program check and returns an .xgwx. Double coil warnings, variable names, local engine vs server.

Oct 12, 2026